About Light on the Hill

Light on the Hill is a retreat center on a 236 acre property with distant views into Pennsylvania. The Center's mission is to provide a place where individuals and groups can find solace from their everyday pursuilts and space for reflection.

While Light on the Hill is considered a place of spiritual refuge, it is not affiliated with any single religious organization. It is a place where people of all persuasions can come to be in nature, reduce stress. cope with life transitions, search for answers, engage in core-level healing or develop spiritual awareness.

The Center can host group retreats up to 30 at the Inner Light Lodge (see groups), personal and small groups at its 2 cottages, and personal retreats at its 2 huts
(see Stay With Us).

Mission

At a time when fragmentation and pressure are common experiences in personal and business life, programs and facilities that help individuals to stay centered, become whole, and lead meaningful, engaged lives are critical to a healthy society. Our Center’s mission is to provide a supportive, empowering and inspiring environment where individuals and groups can find space for reflection and engage in deep, inner work.

Co-Directors

Light on the Hill is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization supervised by a Board of Directors. The co-directors are husband and wife, Lawrence Muscat and Alice McDowell.

Alice McDowell holds a PhD in theology from Fordham University and has taught religious studies at Ithaca College for 18 years. She has trained with shamanistic healers, humanistic and transpersonal psychologists, Sufi guides, and Christian contemplatives, and has guided people in their personal and spiritual journeys for over 30 years. She draws upon her diverse training and life experience to help others awaken to their true selves.

Lawrence Muscat is a student of the Mysteries, both ancient and modern. An ordained minister, he is a full time receptionist, cook and jack-of-all-trades at Light on the Hill.